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Hydrogels with incorporated enzymes
Geistová, Karolína ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Mravec, Filip (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the study of incorporation of enzymes into phase separated hydrogels. The aim of this work is to determine the enzyme activity in phase separated gels. Gels were prepared by the dry-way based on the interaction of negatively charged polyelectrolyte (hyaluronan) with positively charged surfactant (Septonex). Two enzymes, bromelain and collagenase, were incorporated into the hydrogels. To determine enzyme activity, the modified albumin protein with bound sulfanilamide group (azoalbumin) was used as a substrate. The enzyme activity of the enzyme itself, the enzyme activity affected by one of the two components of the system as well as the activity of the enzyme directly in the hydrogel was determined on UV-VIS spectrophotometry. The enzyme was found to be incorporated in the hydrogel. Furthermore, a significant effect of the positively charged surfactant on the enzyme activity was detected in phase-separated hydrogels.
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Study of thermal properties of selected coloids
Křivánková, Kateřina ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Zmeškal, Oldřich (advisor)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the study of the thermal properties of colloidal systems, especially the properties of emulsions (water, oil), which can be used in the cosmetic industry as an essential component of various lotions and creams and in the food industry. In the introduction the first defined thermo-physical processes (conduction, convection and radiation) and temperature measurement (stationary, transient). Furthermore defined physical parameters (heat and thermal conductivity, heat capacity), that are determined using transient methods. The measured data were collected and analyzed by using the EMA (Electrical Measurement Analyser) and the HarFA (Harmonic and Fractal Image Analyser). The results will be used to determine the optimum conditions for the production of cosmetics and dietary supplements.
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Transport of drugs in humic hydrogels
Shalabodova, Kseniia ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
Presented bachelor’s thesis focuses on the study of diffusion of drug in humic hydrogels. The aim of the work was to appraise the effect of the presence of the humic substances in the transport capacity of the diffusing compound. The main idea of experimental part was to compare the drug’s transport in samples of humic acid gels with the transport in agarose hydrogels samples. For this study diffusion couple method was used which was based on monitoring the development of diffusion profiles of drug in gels with the passage of time. As a diffusing medium sulfapyridine belonging to sulfonamide antibiotics class was used.
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Study of the interaction of hyaluronan and biocompatible amphiphilic substances
Cigánková, Hana ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Mravec, Filip (advisor)
This thesis focuses on the study of the interactions between hyaluronan and selected phospholipids and their mixtures in water or buffer. First, the aggregation behavior of these lipids was measured, afterwards the influence of hyaluronan was studied. This behavior was investigated by fluorescence spectoscopy using pyrene as fluorescence probe. The Critical Agregation Concentration of the lipids before and after addition of hyaluronan was determined. The measurements revealed that the addition of hyaluronan has an observable influence on the aggregate behavior of the selected lipids and their mixtures.
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Utilization of thermal and structural analyses in study on the formation of polyelectrolyte complexes
Řiháčková, Barbora ; Sedláček, Petr (referee) ; Krouská, Jitka (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with a study of the polyelectrolyte complexes made by chitosan and humic acids. The work was motivated by the research in the field of new materials which can be potentially useful for agricultural and medical applications. A degree and a character of the interactions were studied by isothermal titration calorimetry and dynamic light scattering method. The calorimetric experiments proved that decreasing concentration of samples causes decreasing of reaction enthalpy. Moreover, the temperature changes during the titration are not influenced by water molecules as environment but mostly by the interactions between the functional groups of chitosan and humic acids. The formation of polyelectrolyte complexes was proved also by measurements of intensity of scattered light and Z-average of particle size.
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Use of microcalorimetry in the study of hydration of biopolymers
Bola, Tomáš ; Smilek, Jiří (referee) ; Krouská, Jitka (advisor)
This master thesis deals with the using of microcalorimetry in the study of hydration of biopolymers. Lactose has been selected together with the other biopolymers although it is not among biopolymers but disaccharides. Selected biopolymers are alginate, dextrane, chitosan and hyaluronan of two molecular weights. Lactose has been selected for these purposes mainly because it is a model example to determine whether or not the reaction to moisture between the other samples and the saturated salt solution occurs. The biopolymer hydration study, as opposed to the commonly used perfusion calorimetry method using the possibility of measuring with adjustable moisture has been used an isothermal microcalorimetry method where at two constant temperatures the reaction of the sample to the different moisture released by the saturated salt solution was monitored.
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Preparation and properties of agarose hydrogel with micellar domains
Sapárová, Alica ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Pekař, Miloslav (advisor)
This diploma thesis was focused on the system of agarose hydrogels with micellar domains. Polysaccharide agarose was used for the preparation of hydrogel matrices. Septonex was chosen as a surfactant. The release of solubilizate from the agarose hydrogel matrix was studied with a hydrophobic dye Sudan III in order to obtain a model system of hydrophobic solubilized drugs. Sudan III was solubilized via surfactant´s micels. Subsequently, this micellar aqueous solution with the dissolved dye was used to prepare the agarose hydrogel. The system was prepared in the environment of deionized water and physiologic solution. The gradual release of the dye into deionized water and physiologic solution was studied for 22 days using the UV-VIS spectrophotometry method. It was found that after 14 days the concentration of the releasing dyes into the deionized water was decreased. The cause is that after 14 and 22 days there was a slight degradation of gels, which was detected using the rheology method. Using the rheology method it was also found that Septonex does not affect the gel formation process.
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Interactions between Hyaluronan and Surface Active Substances
Krouská, Jitka ; Burgert,, Ladislav (referee) ; Lehocký,, Marián (referee) ; Vikegard,, Peter (referee) ; Pekař, Miloslav (advisor)
Vliv hyaluronanu na micelizaci tenzidů byl studován různými fyzikálně-chemickými metodami. Byly zvoleny dva kationaktivní tenzidy, a to tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromid (TTAB) a cetyltrimethylammonium bromid (CTAB). Metoda izotermické titrační kalorimetrie byla využita pro stanovení entalpie micelizace, tenziometrie popisuje povrchové vlastnosti daných vzorků. Byl sledován také vliv různé molekulové hmotnosti použitého hyaluronanu a délka alkylového řetězce tenzidu na agregační chování daného systému. Výsledkem jsou hodnoty kritické micelární nebo agregační koncentrace tenzidu. V neposlední řadě se diskutuje využití agregátů hyaluronan-tenzid jako možné nosiče pro cílenou distribuci léčiv.
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Microcalorimetric study of interactions between hyaluronan and catanionic vesicular systems
Mach, Jakub ; Pekař, Miloslav (referee) ; Krouská, Jitka (advisor)
Properties of surfactants in water, interactions between oppositely charged surfactants and interactions in system containing didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC), hyaluronan and ion pair amphiphile (IPA) have been studied using isothermal titration calorimetry. For the study of properties of surfactants in water and their mutual interactions, two cationic surfactants have been chosen, namely cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and carbethopendecinium bromide (Septonex), and an anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). For hyaluronan, a molecular weight of 250 450 has been chosen. Critical micelle concentration of the chosen surfactants and enthalpy of the investigated interactions have been determined using the TAM III calorimeter. To prove the interactions in system containing hyaluronan, DDAC and IPA and to determine enthalpy the Microcal PEAQ-ITC calorimeter has been used.
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